Software for PCI 10/100Base-TX/9000

[dpavlov]

Hi.
I can't find my application CD1. :(
Where can I download needed software for Lan card? The Part number is J4253AA and B5509BA
HP-UX 10.20. Please help.

[Pete Randall]

I can't find a souce online for it - particularly since you're running 10.20 which is no longer supported. Is there any chance you can upgrade to 11i?


Pete

[dpavlov]

Unfortunately software we using supports only HP-UX 10.20. :(

Dmitry.

[Mahesh Kumar Malik]

Hi dpavlov

Since support for hp-ux 10.x is no more available, you could possibly buy same card with lic & driver from one of e-shopping site below:

http://shopper.cnet.com/B5509BA_100BT_PCI_LAN_ADAPTER___LIC/4014-3000_9-408654.html

Regards
Mahesh

[rick jones · Accepted solution]

While you app may only be "supported" on 10.20, chances are it may actually "work" on 11.0/11.11

Drivers for add-on NICs on 10.20 were on "DART" CD's which one would receive via subscription, they were not (IIRC) ever available via download. Only patches to the drivers were, and the patches generally 1) would not install unless the product was installed, and 2) did not include the entire driver.

The suggestions to upgrade to 11.0 or 11.11 stem from many of the add-on NIC drivers becoming part of the "Core" OS load. 11.11 has the further advantage that most all the "btlanN" drivers for the HSC/PCI 10/100BT NICs were merged into a single btlan driver, the way it should have been in the beginning.

[Bill Hassell]

And just to amplify Rick's answer just a bit, the drivers for the 100 Mbit LAN cards in versions 10.00 through 10.20 were sold, not free. So depending on the age of the Application CD, you may also need a codeword to unlock the driver. This may be a dead end for 100 Mbit LAN cards for your system.

[dpavlov]

Thank you!
I'll try to upgrade to 11.11.

[rick jones]

Might be best to secure a second boot dist and put 11.11 on it - if you _do_ have problems with your 10.20 application on 11.11, that would make switching back to 10.20 rather easier.